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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? 8 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 110-120 / 220-240V AC 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX - - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YAESU-FT-000007B